: How to auto delete a space left after a data merge in InDesign? I have an InDesign document which is filled from the data in a CSV file using data merge. The CSV has columns for First Name,

@Phylliss782

Are you sure those spaces exist in your CSV file? They shouldn't.
Did you not manually added the spaces between the fields?
Like this: (dots represent spaces)

<<Firstname>>.<<Middlename>>.<<Lastname>>


It does make sense since you want a space between fields.
A solution (among many possible ones) is to use a grep style to hide a space if followed by another space. Something like this should do the trick:

h(?=h)


To create an invisible character style, you can use these settings ("Invisible character style" is just like pancakes: everyone has his own recipe... here's mine ^ ^):
color : [none]
size: 0.1 pt
Tracking: -1000
horizontal scale: 1%

See example below:

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@Goswami567

In the Data Merge menu, choose "Content Placement Options", and select "Remove Blank Lines for Empty Fields", then click "OK" - it should work.

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